a b c McWhertor, Michael (June 16, 2015). "Square Enix is making a new Nier with Platinum Games". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2015. A demo was released on December 22nd, 2016 on the PSN store. On February 23rd, 2017, the game is released in Japan, followed by North America on March 7th, 2017, and PAL on March 10th, 2017. a b c d Saitō, Yōsuke (June 18, 2015). "E3 2015: NieR New Project". Square Enix. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015 . Retrieved June 18, 2015. a b c d e f Matulef, Jeffrey (March 7, 2017). "Nier: Automata Review". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017 . Retrieved March 18, 2020.

Go behind the scenes of the development of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, including exclusive scripts, character and enemy designs, storyboards, artwork and more. NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition』の詳細が判明! DL販売開始は2018年6月26日より！[Details of "NieR: Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition" Revealed! Digital Sales Start June 26, 2018!]. Famitsu (in Japanese). June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018 . Retrieved October 6, 2020. a b c d e f g h i j k Taro, Yoko (November 5, 2020). NieR: Automata World Guide Volume 1: City Ruins Survey Report. Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-5067-1031-0.Nominations List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018". British Academy Games Awards. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019 . Retrieved February 15, 2020. Romano, Sal (June 17, 2015). "NieR New Project will have returning characters". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015 . Retrieved June 18, 2015.

Sullivan, Meghan (June 19, 2015). "12 Things We Learnt About the New Nier". IGN. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015 . Retrieved June 21, 2015.Another subtle irregularity in the world of NieR would involve the behavior of the androids themselves, particularly the effervescent 9S but also those in the resistance led by Lily, who seem to randomly display more vulnerable-seeming human qualities, particularly when placed under stresses like isolation or battle. What this points to is a possibility that the magic of Angelus, which also permeated the environment of Earth upon her death, may have a role in balance to the giant’s magic, and may be magically enchanting the androids to gradually take on more human qualities. Nier: Automata [b] is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to Nier (2010), itself a spin-off of and sequel to the Drakengard series. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam, and an Xbox One port was published the following year. A Nintendo Switch port was released in 2022. a b c Sato, Ike (April 19, 2016). "Nier: Automata Details On The Recently Introduced Characters". Siliconera. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016 . Retrieved April 21, 2016. a b c d Seto, Dan (October 29, 2015). "The Full Story Behind Nier: Automata on PS4". PlayStation Blog. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015 . Retrieved October 29, 2015. Wolfe, Hunter (May 14, 2019). "NieR: Automata crosses 4 million units sold". VG247. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019 . Retrieved May 14, 2019.

The second volume on the other hand is a completely different story. It is formatted into multiple short stories and is an all new experience with the exception of two particular side stories, ‘Recollections of Emil’ and ‘YoRHa-Ver. 1.05’ covering the events of the ‘Emil’s Memories’ side quest and the Pearl Harbor archives respectively. Even so, every single one of the stories offers something of value. Adam: The aliens you seek are no longer here. They were wiped out centuries ago... By us. The machines. (Route A, Chapter 03: Adam and Eve) Williams, Hayley (October 12, 2020). "Nier Automata Is Coming To Phantasy Star Online 2 In New Crossover". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020 . Retrieved October 13, 2020. a b c d Pereira, Chris (October 15, 2015). "PS4's Nier Sequel Being Developed Almost Entirely by Bayonetta Studio Platinum". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015 . Retrieved October 17, 2015. Middle school student Komura falls head-over-heels for his classmate with terrible eyesight in this charming romance manga.

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So then! To sum up: For hundreds of years, we've been fighting a network of machines with the ghost of humanity at its core. We've been living in a stupid ****ing world where we fight an endless war that we COULDN'T POSSIBLY LOSE, all for the sake of some Council of Humanity on the moon that doesn't even exist. (Intel - Archives - Machine Research Report) a b c Sato, Ike (December 22, 2016). "Everything You Need To Know About Gameplay For Nier: Automata's New Demo". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 . Retrieved February 15, 2017.

Romano, Sal (December 8, 2022). "NieR: Automata Ver1.1a TV anime 'Promotion File 007: A2' trailer". Gematsu . Retrieved December 8, 2022. Romano, Sal (August 17, 2016). "Nier: Automata coming to PC via Steam in early 2017". Gematsu. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016 . Retrieved August 17, 2016. a b c Aniplex (September 23, 2022). 『NieR:Automata Ver1.1a』in Aniplex Online Fest (Video). YouTube.a b c d e Juba, Joe (March 6, 2017). "Faint Signs Of Life - Nier: Automata". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017 . Retrieved March 6, 2017. Follow the two tales of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE’s heroines, Tifa and Aerith, as they tell the stories of their lives leading up to the events of the game. Returning characters Emil, Devola and Popola have separate optional story arcs. Devola and Popola were ostracized and programmed to feel endless guilt after their model series caused humanity's extinction in Nier. They stay at the Resistance camp doing the riskier jobs, and aid the YoRHa androids until helping 9S at the tower. Emil lost his memories due to copying himself to fight the aliens. A group of those copies, gone mad from losing their sense of self, act as a secret boss battle. After the current character wins the fight, Emil dies after remembering his now-dead friends. [q 9] Development [ edit ] Some additional things I’d like to discuss are the artwork and the interesting use of writing style. As this is a novel and not a manga, there are not many illustrations. However, each chapter is represented with drawings that are all pretty well made and help to visualize certain scenes/feelings, supplementing the reader's mental picture from the game in another outlet. For the writing style, most of the stories revolving machines have unique text with numbers replacing letters ‘1ik3 th1s’. It is nothing major, but it adds to the immersion of the stories and can also give an indication if an android is infected with a logic virus when all of a sudden it starts speaking in numbers. Frank, Allegra (August 14, 2017). "PlatinumGames is on the upswing, thanks to Nier: Automata". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018 . Retrieved January 22, 2018.